Macca

When you mount those seats Warwick just make sure you set the frnt rear height level using the side bolts first...

kiwi 911

Great video Doug - I'm just baiting you guys

Mind you, with Sean's fancy new CEO job in Aussie - there might be a tasty 964 with fresh engine for sale shortly??

996tnz

Pel, I'm looking to replace mine now for the Festival Sprints but SRF does last well (high wet boiling point - less hygroscopic and has special additives that neutralise water). Been 28 months now and it has done 4 Targa Tour days, and maybe half a dozen track days including an NITT. Several of the Tour and NITT days were torrential, the rest split between dry and just wet. Plus 20 odd thousand wet and dry road kms, including sessions of up to an hour of fast twisties at a stretch. Never any fade or need to bleed the calipers. As Macca alludes to though, it is usage dependant to a degree. Usage doesn't seem to kill it (barring extreme heat from worn out pads maybe) but time exposed to humidity will progressively reduce its boiling point so your intended usage will determine at what point you replace it. Believe my current fill would likely still easily handle the Sprints but unless there was a way of easily testing its boiling point first, I'd no longer be game to run an enduro on it. FWIW too, I run Pagid endurance/race compounds which run a bit cooler than some performance pads.

Despite what some think, it is mixable with normal DOT4s too (benefits just reduce) soit's not a disaster if caught short of it for top ups. The only downside of SRF that I've noticed is a slightly spongier pedal as it is a little more compressible than DOT4s. Knew of that before swapping to it though so went to braided steel lines at the same time to compensate. It's barely noticeable with those.

YMMV of course, and two years is about the longest that track junkies would advise stretching SRF between fills. In the NZ climate, Macca's 18 months is not a bad target. Still handily longer than other fluids though.

Pel

Thanks for the comprehensive reply Walt, if its raining will run the 996tt Saturday.

kiwi 911

Pel, I change my brake fluids after every 3rd track day and gear box oil every 6 months. Every 2-3 track days I get the car spanner checked too for preventative issues.

I do this (especially the box oil) as preventative maintenance. Stu told me to do this - and I do as I'm told.

To put this in perspective - if you owned a cup car, you would do this for every race weekend.

Just depends on how hard you are pushing the car.

Maxem

I've got a dirty VW diesel, maybe as dirty as your 964, it's about to get knobbled with a software update to make it a good citizen again.

John McM

Yeah, I've been meaning to talk to you about that, but looking at Walters exhaust pipes while the 996tt is parked on my car pad I'd say that's blowing a few more pollutants into the air than our combined fleets.

John McM

Now there's a prepared car worth bidding on. How much do you think its worth?

kiwi 911

It will owe him $130K or more???

I'll let you start working on Sean and Donna - we shalll see how good you are at brokering the deal??

Whats it worth? - $75-80K? (just my humble opinion and he can throw rocks now). You will only get cent's in the dollar for the engine - it's just like a paint job.

racoguy

Pitstop sell the threaded bungs, go buy one and I'll weld it on.

John McM

There's certainly money in any custom build project that will never be recouped, that's why Steve and others build for customers, rather than spec cars to sell. I'd say you are right re selling price.

John McM

Will do, there's one in walking distance from the office.

The bypass is an original Porsche item so should be quality material and take the welding. I still can't believe I had this sitting under the house and gave away the extra performance for so long. The bypass combined with leaning out the overly rich mixture should produce a nice power gain.

gt38088

talking your selves into the next deal and haven't finished the last one yet! Never ending passion huh?

Macca

Sean was thinking 70k 18 months ago when he decided to part with one of his two cars. Instead he sold the race car for not too far off that price.

Given he is about to embark on a 30k 3.8L Rebuild I don't see why he would sell the car and if he did it wouldn't be any less than 90k. For those who wish to discuss it with him he will be at the festival.

Sean will be back and forward a bit and owned the car while living in Singapore and hasn't talked to me at least about a desire to sell.

IMO it's the quickest 964 I know and one of the best looking. The colour (Audi red), stance, wheels and flourishes are just perfect. It's not a road car so much as its stripped with full cage, PUK racing clutch, buckets, cup suspension etc.

I'd think at anything under $100 it represents very fair value given what's gone/going into it and what it would cost today to replicate (120 + with the engine etc).

Macca

If you dont knock at least 0.8s-1s off your personal best time John Id be very disappointed given this big bump in power and having the shocks done etc...